JOB OVERVIEW
Company: Cooperative Bank of Oromia (Coopbank)
Job Category: Banking, Information Technology, Data Analytics, and Database Administration
Job Locations: Head Office, Ethiopia
Employment Type: As specified in the official vacancy announcement
Available Positions: 6
Application Deadline: October 27, 2026
About Cooperative Bank of Oromia
Cooperative Bank of Oromia is a leading Ethiopian financial institution serving retail, cooperative, institutional, and diaspora customers. The bank also provides Interest-Free Banking (IFB) services and aims to deliver accessible, innovative, and customer-focused financial solutions.
Cooperative Bank of Oromia Job Vacancies 2026
Position 1: Senior Data Analyst
Requisition ID: 5284
Department: Information Systems Office – Data Management and Analytics
Reports To: Manager, Data Analytics
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- BSc or MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information System Management, Statistics, or a related field.
Work Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant and proven experience in data management and reporting.
- Previous experience as a Junior Data Analyst or in a related role is an advantage.
Required Skills
- Mandatory proficiency in SQL and Python; knowledge of R and Scala is an advantage.
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, OBIEE, or Sisense.
- Strong statistical analysis, data modeling, and data mining skills.
- Experience developing ETL processes and automated data pipelines.
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, and data warehouse technologies.
- Familiarity with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and other big data technologies.
- Understanding of machine learning and predictive modeling.
- Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Position 2: Senior System Engineer
Requisition ID: 5292
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- A relevant Master’s Degree is an advantage.
Work Experience
- At least 5 years of progressive IT experience in enterprise systems or infrastructure engineering.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with IBM, VMware, Nutanix, or cloud infrastructure.
- Experience in a bank or financial institution is preferred.
Professional Certification
- At least one relevant professional certification in IBM systems or storage, VMware, Nutanix, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, DevOps, systems administration, or ITIL 4 Foundation.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of enterprise systems, virtualization, cloud platforms, and infrastructure administration.
- Experience integrating compute, storage, networking, and identity services.
- Knowledge of infrastructure performance monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
- Experience in security hardening, patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
- Knowledge of high availability, backup, replication, and disaster recovery.
- Experience with infrastructure automation and technical documentation.
- Strong incident management, teamwork, and mentoring skills.
Position 3: Senior DevOps Engineer
Requisition ID: 5299
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Work Experience
- At least 5 years of progressive IT experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps.
- At least 3 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering.
- Practical experience supporting production deployments for critical applications.
- Banking or financial institution experience is preferred.
Professional Certification
Relevant certifications are preferred, including:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
- Red Hat OpenShift Administration.
- AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional.
- Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert.
- ITIL 4 Foundation.
Required Skills
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
- Practical knowledge of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and container platforms.
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and infrastructure as code.
- Understanding of GitOps, DevSecOps, and automated security testing.
- Knowledge of deployment strategies, including blue-green and canary deployments.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting systems.
- Strong scripting, troubleshooting, automation, and incident management skills.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, and mentoring abilities.
Position 4: Principal Database Administrator
Requisition ID: 5282
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
- A Master’s Degree is preferred.
Work Experience
- At least 6 years of progressive database administration experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in a senior-level database administration role.
- Experience supporting mission-critical production databases, preferably in banking or another regulated environment.
Professional Certification
Certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), PostgreSQL Professional Certification, or MySQL Database Administrator are an advantage.
Required Skills
- Advanced expertise in at least one major database platform, such as Oracle, and practical knowledge of at least two additional platforms, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, or MongoDB.
- Strong SQL optimization, performance tuning, workload analysis, and database troubleshooting skills.
- Expertise in high availability, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and point-in-time recovery.
- Knowledge of database security, encryption, privileged access, auditing, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience with SQL/PLSQL, Python, Shell scripting, Git, Ansible, and automation tools.
- Familiarity with Oracle AWR/ASH, SQL Server Query Store, PostgreSQL diagnostics, and monitoring platforms.
- Understanding of cloud and hybrid databases, change data capture (CDC), data integration, and capacity management.
- Strong technical leadership, documentation, communication, and incident management skills.
Position 5: Principal System Architect
Requisition ID: 5293
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- BSc or MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Work Experience
- At least 6 years of experience in infrastructure administration and operations.
- At least 2 years of experience in a senior system engineering or system administration role.
Professional Certification
- At least 2 relevant industry certifications in Linux/Windows administration, server virtualization, HCI/PowerVM, storage and backup administration, project management, ITIL, or equivalent areas.
Required Skills
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
- Expertise in server infrastructure, storage, virtualization, backup, containerization, and cloud platforms.
- Strong understanding of NAS/SAN, clustering, NFS, load balancing, and infrastructure security.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, Agile methodologies, and configuration management.
- Experience with Ansible, Chef, Shell, Python, and infrastructure automation.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, OSI layers, and TCP/IP.
- Expertise in IT governance, regulatory compliance, data protection, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
- Excellent leadership, technical architecture, mentoring, and decision-making skills.
Position 6: Senior Database Administrator
Requisition ID: 5290
Duty Station: Head Office
Educational Qualifications
- BSc or MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.
Work Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant and proven work experience.
Professional Certification
- Oracle certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), is an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should apply online through the bank’s recruitment platform. Applicants should select their preferred position and review the specific requirements and instructions before submitting an application.
Applicants should search for their preferred vacancy using the relevant requisition ID:
- Senior Data Analyst: 5284
- Senior System Engineer: 5292
- Senior DevOps Engineer: 5299
- Principal Database Administrator: 5282
- Principal System Architect: 5293
- Senior Database Administrator: 5290
Application Deadline: October 27, 2026
Applicants are encouraged to complete the online application before the deadline and ensure that all required information is accurate.
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